1:21 min Regions
New world caps & closures study
World Demand for Caps & Closures to Reach $46 Billion in 2016
World demand for caps and closures is projected to rise 5.3 percent per year to $46 billion in 2016.
Value gains will be supported by raw material price increases and greater use of value-added closures such as ...
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2:11 min Management
Acquisition unites plastics industry leaders Milacron and Mold-Masters
Creates leading plastics processing solutions provider committed to bringing the most advanced technologies, products and services to customers across the globe
Milacron LLC, a global plastics industry leader and provider of premium fluids to the metalworking industry, and ...
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1:57 min Management
Portola Packaging announces $12 million capital expenditure investment in closure business
Portola Packaging, Inc. is announcing a $12 million capital expenditure in its Kingsport, Tenn. and Tolleson, Ariz. facilities. The investment is being made to accommodate growing market demand for its hot-fill and aseptic beverage closures and increased dairy business market ...
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0:23 min Facts & Figures
BERICAP Group increased the turnover in 2012 to 640mln. EUR and currently employs about 2.950 people.
The increase in turnover is a result of higher resin costs but also due to the expansion of the sales volume in 2012. With the start of a new manufacturing facility in Argentina BERICAP Group gradually extends its global presence.
BERICAP predicts a further growth of its activity ...
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0:50 min Sorting and collection
Market failures threaten PET recycling
The PET recycling industry is threatened by persistent structural market failures across Europe.
On the one hand, the current collection infrastructures have reached their limit and the collection of PET bottles is stagnating around 50% whereas the balance of the uncollected PET is ...
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